Saw the posting when I was on the BeBox forum earlier in the week... been drooling over and watching it ever since. Anyone want to feed my habbit and buy a BeBox for me??
I figured not but I can always hope =D
I'm keeping my eye on the auction. lol. That's a nice BeBox.
I'm going to ignore that auction for the same reason, it IS A VERY NICE BeBox :lol:
-Mike
I too was a BeOS user in that halcyon period when it seemed like they wouldn't screw things up, and I always wanted a Bebox. I would like to bid on it, but the thought of what my wife would do to me if I spent that much on an obsolete computer is enough to keep me at bay :). I was in the dog house for a week after my colour NeXTStation..
I'm keen to see what it bids up too. I paid 675 bucks for mine 3 years ago and it came with the box, paper work and virtually all BeOS releases. Mines a rev 6 upgrade kit BeBox so it started out as a dual 66.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21699268@N00/sets/1779642/
The one before this one went for over $700, I think, brams. If you sold yours with all that extra stuff, you'd probably break $1000 :)
Quotewould do to me if I spent that much on an obsolete computer is enough to keep me at bay
Seems to be two lines of thought on computers like NeXT or BeOS
group a) uses words like obsolete and junk while
group b) uses words like vintage, classic, and priceless! :)
Quote from: "Thrax"
Seems to be two lines of thought on computers like NeXT or BeOS
group a) uses words like obsolete and junk while
group b) uses words like vintage, classic, and priceless! :)
Lol well I'm in the second group, but she's definitely in the first. My first IRIX machine (an O2) is arriving today :D
Quotegroup a) uses words like obsolete and junk while
group b) uses words like vintage, classic, and priceless!
I've discovered that more often than not that group B are people liek those here... group A are wifes. I love mine, but when she looks at the slue of computers I have (mostly vintage... and not currently setup :cry: ) she just visualizes money pouring from the monitors with the amount of energy I'm pulling.
hehe, yeah. My family has the same view of my equipment. I had to shutdown all but one or two machines. I was at one point doubling our power bill..
oops! :)
I'm rather lucky in that my beloved (that's the wife, not the NeXTStation) is a science geek, and she loves new gadgets - she kicks ass in Mario Kart Wii. She just doesn't see the attraction in the fine-wine vintage machines :)
I think this is as far off-topic as it's possible to go though!
All this talk of the BeOS makes me think I should pick up a PPC machine to run R4 again, I have my CDs still. I used to run on Intel, but a PPC would fit in with the rest of my collection.
not a whole lot of software for R4 anymore... Nor PPC beos :P
That BeBox is mine. I'm liquidating my collection as I get it unpacked with the exception of a few favorites.
Next to be listed on eBay is a couple of Indigo2s, 2 Daystar Genesis MP's, several Iris Indigos with the proper keyboards and mice, a NeXTstation Turbo with monitor and printer in original boxes, 10-12 other NeXT's and eventually later this month or next, my NeXT Turbo Dimension Cube with 17 mono and 21 color monitor. Then I'll only have another hundred or so machines to get rid of.
After several moves and after ********ing with support issues, I really don't have any interest in them anymore. I've taken up a new hobby - machine shop. I've purchased 2 lathes and I'm looking for a mill. All are vintage tools from the 1940's and 50's.
I'm keeping a couple of Sgi machines, a couple of Mac's, my Color Turbo Station and a Turbo mono station. Everything else goes.
<sigh> One of the machines I´m missing at least a bit...
Anyway, I will have to clean up my collection, too. Not that I´m really hoping to once get a BeBox at all, but who knows.
J
Quote from: "blackcube"That BeBox is mine. I'm liquidating my collection as I get it unpacked with the exception of a few favorites.
Next to be listed on eBay is a couple of Indigo2s, 2 Daystar Genesis MP's, several Iris Indigos with the proper keyboards and mice, a NeXTstation Turbo with monitor and printer in original boxes, 10-12 other NeXT's and eventually later this month or next, my NeXT Turbo Dimension Cube with 17 mono and 21 color monitor. Then I'll only have another hundred or so machines to get rid of.
After several moves and after ********ing with support issues, I really don't have any interest in them anymore. I've taken up a new hobby - machine shop. I've purchased 2 lathes and I'm looking for a mill. All are vintage tools from the 1940's and 50's.
I'm keeping a couple of Sgi machines, a couple of Mac's, my Color Turbo Station and a Turbo mono station. Everything else goes.
Blackcube, please message me when you put the Daystars on, I've been after one for ages.
Thanks
brams
Quote from: "brams"Quote from: "blackcube"That BeBox is mine. I'm liquidating my collection as I get it unpacked with the exception of a few favorites.
Next to be listed on eBay is a couple of Indigo2s, 2 Daystar Genesis MP's, several Iris Indigos with the proper keyboards and mice, a NeXTstation Turbo with monitor and printer in original boxes, 10-12 other NeXT's and eventually later this month or next, my NeXT Turbo Dimension Cube with 17 mono and 21 color monitor. Then I'll only have another hundred or so machines to get rid of.
After several moves and after ********ing with support issues, I really don't have any interest in them anymore. I've taken up a new hobby - machine shop. I've purchased 2 lathes and I'm looking for a mill. All are vintage tools from the 1940's and 50's.
I'm keeping a couple of Sgi machines, a couple of Mac's, my Color Turbo Station and a Turbo mono station. Everything else goes.
Blackcube, please message me when you put the Daystars on, I've been after one for ages.
Thanks
brams
If I can find the time, one of them will go on this weekend. My eBay id is "sparks77". Don't ask, it's a long story.
BTW Blackcube, your web page is an excellent reference for specs on many of the cool computers we like to collect. Even if you liquidate your enitre collection I hope you keep those links up somewhere.
Quote from: "Thrax"BTW Blackcube, your web page is an excellent reference for specs on many of the cool computers we like to collect. Even if you liquidate your enitre collection I hope you keep those links up somewhere.
I plan to keep it online as long as I can and the ftp site too.
BTW, the Daystar is now listed.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320250724488&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=011Sorry for the long url.
daaaaystaaar...
And I just got my tax return. Oh cruel fates.
I don't need to spend the money... but...:|
Is there anyone out there with an interest in "reintroducing" the BeBox to the world? BeOS as well. With enough interest, and financial backing, I would seriously consider it. Not an "out to become the next Bill Gates, certainly, but someone humble enough to make an investment work that I strongly admire.
Any interest from the community?
Quote from: "scribe3s"Is there anyone out there with an interest in "reintroducing" the BeBox to the world? BeOS as well. With enough interest, and financial backing, I would seriously consider it. Not an "out to become the next Bill Gates, certainly, but someone humble enough to make an investment work that I strongly admire.
Any interest from the community?
All I can say is good luck.. You'd be surprised but AROS will probably have more users....
Quote from: "dravier"Quotegroup a) uses words like obsolete and junk while
group b) uses words like vintage, classic, and priceless!
I've discovered that more often than not that group B are people liek those here... group A are wifes. I love mine, but when she looks at the slue of computers I have (mostly vintage... and not currently setup :cry: ) she just visualizes money pouring from the monitors with the amount of energy I'm pulling.
Indeed. I am always afraid my wife is going to go down into my basement computer room ( or "Byte Cellar" ) with an axe and...well... :-!
QTVR:
http://www.bytecellar.com/qtvr.htmlPics:
http://flickr.com/photos/blakespot/collections/72157604290393115/...it would be tragic.
blakespot
Quote from: "blakespot"QTVR: http://www.bytecellar.com/qtvr.html
Pics: http://flickr.com/photos/blakespot/collections/72157604290393115/
My reaction? "WHOA!! A Speccy and an Archie! Blimey,, he's in the US too!!"
Quote from: "blakespot"Quote from: "dravier"Quotegroup a) uses words like obsolete and junk while
group b) uses words like vintage, classic, and priceless!
I've discovered that more often than not that group B are people liek those here... group A are wifes. I love mine, but when she looks at the slue of computers I have (mostly vintage... and not currently setup :cry: ) she just visualizes money pouring from the monitors with the amount of energy I'm pulling.
Indeed. I am always afraid my wife is going to go down into my basement computer room ( or "Byte Cellar" ) with an axe and...well... :-!
QTVR: http://www.bytecellar.com/qtvr.html
Pics: http://flickr.com/photos/blakespot/collections/72157604290393115/
...it would be tragic.
blakespot
WOW, that looks like a place of worship not a basement! Great stuff. I'm just trying to imagine your electric bill with all those systems running :shock:
That is quite the sweet collection! I have to say that my wife said that I'd have to pick up the electric bill on my own if I ever had that much gear running... but it would turn the electric meter into a great table saw :wink: None the less, great collection and good luck with the wife...
Quote from: "memson"Quote from: "blakespot"QTVR: http://www.bytecellar.com/qtvr.html
Pics: http://flickr.com/photos/blakespot/collections/72157604290393115/
My reaction? "WHOA!! A Speccy and an Archie! Blimey,, he's in the US too!!"
Wow, I'd love to see your wish list..........
An Acorn A5000 not seen one of those for a while, I remember lusting after one when I had an A3000
Me too, buying an A5000 was also the only way to get RISC OS 3 at first - but as a student I had to stick to my A310.
What do you use on it Blakespot? I mainly use my A4 for playing my old favourite games that won't run on the A7000 properly (eg Conquerer)
I used to have a RiscPC 700 running RiscOS 3.6 :) Was entertaining. I loved the case design.
Acorn where truly a great company my second computer was a BBC model B, I saved every penny I had to buy one new in 1983 for 399 pounds. I was awed at what it was capable of, the only thing the came close was the Atari 800 and the Apple ][, The Apple was much more expensive though, as where Macs which where about double cost and arguably much less powerful than the Archimedes. In between the Beeb and the A3000 I had an Amiga A500 another great computer.
Such a shame the Acorn brand has been recently resurrected to make crappy PC clones, would have been better to leave it to RIP.
Quote from: "brams"Such a shame the Acorn brand has been recently resurrected to make crappy PC clones, would have been better to leave it to RIP.
They actually give me quite a laugh. (
http://www.acorncomputers.co.uk/)
Pretty smart to make it look like a macbook from the outside.
If anyone would like to purchase my Acorn A7000 (half way between a RiscPC and the old Archies), I have is, 20MB RAM (uses PC 72pin memory), hard disk is in the region of 100MB, has a load of software on it... not really remembering what it all is. Uses PS/2 keyboard and mouse (I do have these, incl a 3 button mouse) and has a standard VGA connector. CD ROM fitted, but no network card.
Running RISCOS 3.5 (IIRC).
I also have the full programmers ref library for RISCOS 3, some older manuals (BBC BASIC and one for a A300 or A400 series machine) and some Archie magazines (no cover disks, sorry... about 3 or more.)
Make me an offer. Pick-up in UK fine, but shipping the books will be expensive. The computer itself is actually quite light. I'd be looking for offers over £25 I think.. plus shipping... I can drop a bit is you don't want the additional manuals.
does it by any chance have one of the 486/586 daughter cards?
The 486 CPU cards were a feature of the RISC PC rather than the A7000, helf. I vaguely remember someone advertising a PC podule but I think that turned out to be vapourware. There was a PC emulator that ran on the earlier machines, but it was like SoftPC for NeXT. The RISC PC had two CPU slots on it's bus IIRC, you could also take the main one out to upgrade it (eg to a StrongARM). An A7000 is a nice machine though, much faster than the old ARM 2 or 3 machines, some of the game compatibility is a bit iffy though, it doesn't run Conquerer properly for example. It's not as heavy as the Axxx or RISC PC boxes, so it'd be easier to ship.
I've considered importing a StrongARM RISC PC before, but they're very heavy (ie expensive to ship from Blighty.) My A7000 (and A4) can handle the limited amount of stuff I do with RISC OS - mostly indulging my nostalgia for games and Impression Style :D
Speaking of, Impression on RISC OS and Framemaker on NeXT are the two apps I miss most on OS X.